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Alinghi and BMW Oracle to keep talking

This content was published on Jul 21, 2009 Geneva-based Alinghi and California-based syndicate BMW Oracle have been engaged in a legal dispute for more than two years over the 33rd edition of the America’s Cup, yachting’s top prize. Under America’s Cup rules, a challenger proposes to race the defending champion, and together they plan the terms of the next race. Alinghi is the…

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Travellers and swine flu venture hand-in-hoof

This content was published on Jul 21, 2009 Nearly 20 per cent of the country’s population could be infected but authorities have characterised the predicted increase in cases of the A/H1N1 virus as more an organisational challenge than a major threat to public health. “We expect up to five times more flu patients than during the country’s normal flu season,” Federal Health Office…

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Vatican Guard

This content was published on Jul 21, 2009 The papal Swiss Guard tradition has been marching on since 1506 – making it the oldest, continually active military corps in history. To mark the 500th anniversary of the force’s existence, about 70 former Swiss Guards followed in the footsteps of the troops who established the corps, arriving in Rome in the first week of…

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Study finds consensus over imam training

This content was published on Jul 21, 2009 A study by the National Science Foundation has concluded that it is up to cantons to take the necessary steps to set up programmes, in cooperation with universities and Muslims. Imams practising in Switzerland either leave the country for training or are imported from abroad. Researchers said that Muslim communities want “an authentic Islam and…

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Satellite makes final trip before lift-off

This content was published on Jul 21, 2009 SwissCube was designed by university students and built entirely in Switzerland. It will be placed in orbit later this summer, at an altitude of 400-1,000km, and will circle the Earth once every 90 minutes. It will map the airglow, a light phenomenon observed by astronauts. The Lausanne Federal Institute of Techology-led project is one of…

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You the reporter

This content was published on Jul 21, 2009 Send us your photos to ireport@swissinfo.ch

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Swine flu count continues to rise

This content was published on Jul 20, 2009 The Federal Health Office said on Monday that 42 people had become infected with the virus, known as swine flu, within Switzerland. Schools in canton Valais have recorded 18 cases. Confirmed cases were also recorded in two summer camps in cantons Bern and Vaud. Overall, the cantons of Geneva, Valais and Bern have been the…

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Police inquiry demanded over missing children

This content was published on Jul 20, 2009 An 11-year-old girl and a six-month old boy have been missing since Friday and are believed to have been swept away by a swollen stream while walking home near the village of Wolfenschiessen in canton Nidwalden, central Switzerland. The alarm was raised when the boy’s four-year-old sister turned up at a nearby home in wet…

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Bernese landmark

This content was published on Jul 20, 2009 A symbol of what was once the largest city state north of the Alps towers above the old town of Bern. Its foundation stone was laid in 1421 but disease, war and static miscalculations delayed construction for many years. The tower was completed in 1588 at a height of 55m. The new gothic tower crown…

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